TUNING UP AT LAKESIDE
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix may be over but there is still a lot of tuning up going on at Albert Park. This week there were nine DVAC athletes taking part in the High Velocity Club #5 and the AV Throwers #5 meets that were held at Lakeside. Most of the number are in the final stages of preparing for the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships that get under way on Friday 4th April 2025 in Perth.
Keely Boyne (FOpen) is ready to go under 12 seconds for the 100m after posting another 100m under 12.01.
Charlie Cooper (M16) continued his run of 53 second 400m’s at Lakeside when he finished in 53.92. Charlie recently won a Silver medal in the 400m at the 2025 Victorian Little Athletics Championships in a time of 53.42.
Charlie Gray (M18) is making progress with every run and this week he lowered his time for the 100m to 11.51.
Para athletes Jordan Rudd (M20) and Dillon Vidanapathirana (MOpen) will head to Perth confident in their recent form. At the HVC the T20 athletes each took on two events: Dillon ran the 100m in 13.08 and the 400m in 60.94 and Jordan did the 400m in 57.32 and jumped 4.72m at the Long Jump.
Junior Throws athlete, Jerome Nu’U (M14) was only a metre off his best effort with the Discus, landing a 41.10m throw.
Jamie Ritchie (F14) won Heat 2 of the 100m in 12.44 while Elisha Blair (F18) was close to her best time of 12.64 for the 100m when she crossed in 12.75. Hayden Moon (MOpen) ran the 100m in 11.64 into a -1.6 headwind.
HIGH VELOCITY CLUB #5
Saturday 22 March 2025
Lakeside Stadium:
DVAC Results:
Female OP
100m: Keely Boyne 12.09 (-0.7); Jamie Ritchie 12.44 (-2.2); Elisha Blair 12.75 (0.9);
Male OP
100m: Charlie Gray 11.51 (0.1); Hayden Moon 11.62 (-1.6); Dillon Vidanapathirana 13.08 (-0.9);
400m: Charlie Cooper 53.92; Jordan Rudd 57.32; Dillon Vidanapathirana 60.94;
Long Jump: Jordan Rudd 4.72m (-0.6);
AV THROWERS #5
Saturday 22 March 2025
Lakeside Stadium:
DVAC Results:
Discus: Jerome Nu'U 41.10m;
Javelin: Toby Hamilton DNS;
